WEBVTT O THEIRYOUTH ESCORT POLICY.REPORTER: WELL THIS POLICEREPORT FROM THE FIGHT LASTNIGHT, INVESTIGATORS SAY THATTHEY HAVE GOTTEN WORD OF APOSSIBLE RIOT SCHEDULED TOHAPPEN HERE AT THE MONROEVILLEMALL.THEY HAD EXTRA OFFICERS TO KEEPTHE PEACE AND IN THE END FIVETEENAGERS ARE NOW FACINGCHARGES.FIGHTS LIKE THE ONE THATHAPPENED AT MONROEVILLE MALLLAST NIGHT ARE THE SEASON LYNNHOWELL TOLD SHE SHE DOESN'TSHOP AT THE MALL ANYMORE.>> I DON'T FEEL SAFE A LOT.ESPECIALLY NIGHTTIME.IF I GO IT WILL BE DURING THEDAYLIGHT HOURS, NOT AT NIGHT.REPORTER: THE FIGHT CAME TWOYEARS TO THE DAY AFTER THIS HUGEBRAWL AT THE MONROEVILLE MALLAND AFTER THE SHOOTING THAT LEFTTHREE PEOPLE HURT.THIS 18-YEAR-OLD CHRISTOPHERHOWARD IS THE ONLY ADULT CHARGEDFOR LAST NIGHT'S VIOLENCE, ANDIN THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINTAGAINST HIM OFFICERS MADE ANALARMING STATEMENT SAYING "THEREWAS SUPPOSED TO BE A POTENTIALLYVIOLENT RIOT SCHEDULED TO HAPPENAT THE MALL."MONROEVILLE'S POLICE CHIEF TELLSME THEY WERE EXPECTING PROBLEMSSO THEY HAD EXTRA OFFICERS HEREAND THEY NOTICED A GROUP OFBETWEEN 20 TO 30 TEENS NOTSHOPPING, JUST LOITERING NEARTHE DICK'S STORE, SO THEYDECIDED TO ENACT THE MALL'SYOUTH ESCORT POLICY, MEANINGKIDS COULD NOT BE HERE WITHOUT6:00PM WITHOUT THEIR PARENTS.MINUTES BEFORE OFFICERS BEGANMOVING THE TEENS OUTSIDE SEVERALGIRLS STARTED FIGHTING.THE CHIEF SAYS THAT FIGHT WASBROKEN UP WITHIN SECOND BUT THENHOWARD WHO WITH US NOT WITH THEGIRLS DECIDED TO PUNCH SOMEONEAND RUN AWAY PLOWING INTO ANOFFICER ON THE WAY.THE MALL WAS NOT LOCKED DOWN,ALTHOUGH DICK'S DID CLOSETSSECURITY GATE.THE VIOLENCE ALARMING THE PEOPLEWHO SHOP HERE ALL THE TIME.>> I STILL FEEL SAFE HERE BUT WEDEFINITELY NEED TO CONTROL THEPROBLEMS THAT ARE OCCURRING.REPORTER: MONROEVILLE'S POLICECHIEF SAYS THAT THE FIGHT HERELAST NIGHT IS NOT IN ANYWAY ASSERIOUS AS THE TWO PREVIOUSINCIDENTS INCLUDING THATSHOOTING.HOWARD IS FACING A CHARGE OFAGGRAVATED ASSAULT AND ALSOPLACE SAY THEY ARE NOT SURE IFTHIS FIGHT IS IN ANYWAYCONNECTED TO SOME OF THE OTHERFIGHTS IN MALLS ACROSS THECOUNTRY BUT RIGHT NOW THEY DON'TSEE ANY EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THATIT WAS CONNECTED.

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Cole told Pittsburgh's Action News 4 that police had been monitoring a group of 20-30 teens who were at the mall all afternoon.

About 10 minutes before the teens were all supposed to leave, a handful of girls started fighting, Cole said. Police were nearby and broke up the fight quickly.

Christopher Howard was the only adult arrested. Cole said after the fight with the teen girls was broken up, Howard punched another guy and then ran off toward Dick's. While he was running away, he ran into an officer, Cole said.

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The other identities of those who were arrested have not been released.

At least 15 malls reported fights across the country. Police in those cities believe it all started on social media. Cole said he does not believe the fight in Monroeville is connected.

Mall officials planned to have more security guards and police officers in the building Tuesday night.